UPDATE: US Equestrian Names Substitution to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has announced a substitution to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CICO3* at the Great Meadow International presented by Adequan, July 7-9, in The Plains, Va. Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Steady Eddie, Gretchen and George Wintersteen, Pierre Colin, and Denise Lahey’s 2003 Australian Thoroughbred gelding, will substitute for Doug Payne (Aiken, S.C.) and Vandiver, Debi Crowley, his, and Jessica Payne’s 2004 Trakehner gelding. Payne has withdrawn for medical reasons due to an injury sustained while schooling a young horse.

Martin and Steady Eddie join the following athlete-and-horse combinations on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team previously announced:

We all work hard to get our horses shiny and clean for competition day, but it can sometimes take a bit of extra elbow grease to get those grey or white horses looking their best. Rachael Livermore, head groom for Sharon White at Last Frontier Farm, shares some of the tricks she uses to get Sharon's horses looking spick and span - and it starts with everyday care!

This is it! The weekend we've all been waiting for is finally here - the return to competition has arrived! After nearly three months of suspended competitions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the country and the world, riders are shining up their boots and preparing to trot down the centerline. While our "new normal" will certainly look different than things did before the pandemic, these new regulations are in place for all our safety.